When using RIS we came across the following issue:

The specification at http://www.refman.com/support/risformat_intro.asp doesn't include a field for a DOI. If you do a RIS export from RefWorks, you find it just drops the DOI - presumably sticking to the specification. If you do a RIS export from EndNote it includes the DOI in a field tagged DO.

This wasn't the only inconsistency between different 'RIS' exports. That's why we eventually preferred the RefWorksXML format when working with RefWorks

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jonathan Rochkind [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
> Sent: 24 February 2010 15:51
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] HathiTrust API
> 
> Aha, thanks, I understand now. Aside from the mime type (aka 
> 'internet content type') issue, I'm curious, if you're 
> already generating RIS anyway... and RefWorks can take 
> RIS....   what reasons do you have for sending RefWorks the 
> Refworks Tagged Format, instead of just sending it the RIS 
> you already have?
> 
> I'm curious becuase I've been kind of turning around a game 
> plan for this in the back of my head too. 
> 
> Now as far as a content type for the weird Refworks Tagged 
> Format... I doubt there is one.  If there isn't one, you 
> could just make one up yourself with x-?  
> application/x-refworks-tagged-format  ?   That's what I'd do. 
> Use the most 'official'/standard name for the format you can 
> find ("Refworks Tagged Format"), to make it more likely 
> someone else will come up with the same thing, and you won't 
> collide with something someone else comes up with that is 
> something different, and just slap an x- in front. 
> ________________________________________
> From: Code for Libraries [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf 
> Of Bill Dueber [[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 10:38 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] HathiTrust API
> 
> OK, slow it down J-Rock. :-)
> 
> I'm looking for a MIME type for Refworks Tagged Format, which 
> is NOT RIS.
> It's a different tagged format. The three most common tagged 
> formats are RIS, Refworks, and Endnote-style-Refer. It's the 
> Refworks one I need help with.
> 
> And I gave up on the marc-lines-pretend-format stuff; I just 
> send Refworks their preferred tagged format now, I just don't 
> know what MIME type to use.
> 
> On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 9:57 AM, Jonathan Rochkind 
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> > Do you mean what's the mime-type for RIS files? (RIS != 
> "Refworks", I 
> > forget what RIS stands for, but it's used by many reference 
> managers, 
> > and may have originally been invented by EndNote?)
> >
> > There isn't a registered MIME type for RIS.  Googling 
> around, it looks 
> > like the preferred one is: application/x-Research-Info-Systems
> >
> > (Guess that's what RIS stands for?)
> >
> >
> > Or wait, you mean the Refworks callback?    You can 
> actually give Refworks
> > a variety of types of content in the callback.  Are you 
> giving it that 
> > weird marc-formatted-a-certain-way-in-a-textfile format?  I doubt 
> > there's any mime type for that other than text/plain.
> >
> > Jonathan
> >
> >
> > ________________________________________
> > From: Code for Libraries [[log in to unmask]] On 
> Behalf Of Bill 
> > Dueber [[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 9:47 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] HathiTrust API
> >
> > OK, I've added links for RIS and Endnote, but it turns out 
> I *don't* 
> > know what mime type to use for Refworks. When actually talking to 
> > refworks with their callback system, I need to send it as 
> text/plain, 
> > and I've been unable to track down what the preferred type is.
> >
> > Anyone know?
> >
> > On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 3:45 AM, Ed Summers <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > > Nice work Bill! I particularly like your use of the 
> <link> element 
> > > to enable auto-discovery of these resources:
> > >
> > >  <link rel="canonical" href="/Record/005550418">  <link 
> > > rel="alternate" type="application/marc"
> > href="/Record/005550418.mrc"
> > > >
> > >  <link rel="alternate" type="application/marc+xml"
> > > href="/Record/005550418.xml" >
> > >  <link rel="alternate" href="/Record/005550418.rdf"
> > > type="application/rdf+xml" />
> > >
> > > Did you shy away from adding the RIS and Refworks formats 
> as links 
> > > because it wasn't clear what MIME type to use?
> > >
> > > I'd be interested in helping flesh out the RDF a bit if you are
> > interested.
> > >
> > > //Ed
> > >
> > > On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 4:07 PM, Bill Dueber 
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > > > Many of you just saw Albert Betram of the University of Michigan
> > > Libraries
> > > > talk at #c4l10 about HathiTrust APIs available to 
> anyone interested.
> > One
> > > of
> > > > these, the BibAPI, was formed mostly by me on the basis of 
> > > > "Imaginary
> > > User
> > > > Needs," not actual use cases. Anyone who has use cases 
> that aren't 
> > > > well-covered by the existing BibAPI should drop me a 
> line and let 
> > > > me
> > > know.
> > > >
> > > > This is also a good time to mention that catalog.hathitrust.org 
> > > > (and
> > > > mirlyn.lib.umich.edu) support some limited export facilities by 
> > > > adding
> > > an
> > > > extension to a record URL. SO...
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/005550418       Link to the
> > > Hathitrust
> > > > page
> > > > http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/005550418.marc  
> MARC21 binary
> > > > http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/005550418.xml   MARC-XML
> > > > http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/005550418.ris   
> RIS tagged format
> > > > http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/005550418.refworks Refworks
> > tagged
> > > > format
> > > > http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/005550418.rdf   
> Perfunctory RDF
> > > > document
> > > >
> > > > I'd love help getting the RDF more fleshed out, btw.
> > > >
> > > > Again -- if you need anything else, or if you, say, wrap a nice 
> > > > jQuery plugin around the BibAPI, please let me know!
> > > >
> > > >  -Bill-
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Bill Dueber
> > > > Library Systems Programmer
> > > > University of Michigan Library
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Bill Dueber
> > Library Systems Programmer
> > University of Michigan Library
> >
> 
> 
> 
> --
> Bill Dueber
> Library Systems Programmer
> University of Michigan Library
> 

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